# Copyright 2020 Intel Corporation
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

from abc import ABC, abstractmethod


class WorkLoad(ABC):
    """
    This class is an abstract base class that contains
    abstract APIs to manage workload.
    """

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    @abstractmethod
    def execute(self, in_data_array):
        """
        Executes workload.

        Parameters :
            in_data_array: Input data array containing data in plain bytes
        Returns :
            status as boolean and output result in bytes.
        """
        pass

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
